Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield United and Preston who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield United are highly favoured to claim a win against Preston, whom they face this coming Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Bramall Lane seems to be the obvious outcome.
Sheffield United are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 73 points from their initial 35 encounters. Preston trail them on 43 points after 35 rounds, sitting as number 15 in the table.
Form: Sheffield United vs Preston
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Luton by 0-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat against Leeds, followed up by a 1-2 win against Queens Park Rangers. Sheffield United claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.
Preston Form
Preston claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Coventry. A 3-0 win followed against Burnley, before drawing 0-0 with Swansea. Preston claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Sheffield United and Preston
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sheffield United and Preston played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Sheffield United home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Sheffield United vs Preston
Ben Brereton Diaz found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Will Keane just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Sheffield United vs Preston
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Bramall Lane across all tournaments Sheffield United won five times, drew one and lost four times. Preston claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Sheffield United have not lost to Preston in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Sheffield United scored first in six of their last ten home games. Preston got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Preston managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Sheffield United and Preston when playing at Bramall Lane.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Preston’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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